Waikapu, Hawaii

About Waikapu

Set in the central part of Hawaii, Waikapu is a small unincorporated community.

Waikapu holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 11.02 square miles.

📰 Waikapu News Today

• Maui compost facility uses ‘hot composting’ to combat coconut rhinoceros beetle Hawaii News Now · Jul 6
• Three coconut rhinoceros beetles found dead in traps in Waikapu KITV · Jun 12
• Maui man killed after crashing into school bus identified Hawaii News Now · May 15
• Hawaii Organics Compost opens green waste recycling facility - Waste Today - Waste Today - · Oct 20
• DHHL AWARDS 52 TURNKEY HOMES IN WAIKAPŪ, MAUI dhhl.hawaii.gov · Jun 17

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Waikapu Unique

• The only place in America named Waikapu — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Island living in the Pacific — year-round tropical climate.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Maui Tropical Plantation · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Waikapu

🏘️ Nearby Communities